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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the scale

• Melodic minor riseboth the ♮6 (B) and the raised 7th (Db) appear — the smoothed climb home

To solo over it: D minor pentatonic fits everywhere. Open in the workbench →

Same seven notes as the key — each mode just treats a different one as home. The mode on a degree is the scale that fits the chord on that degree.

• IFF Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiGmG Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiAmA Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVB♭B♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VCC Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viDmD Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°E°E Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the run

• Ab♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.
• B♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.
• Db♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.

Measured against D minor — everything else played fits the scale.

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–v–iv–i–v7–iv + i–VII–v–i–VII–v7–i–VII–v7 ×2 + i–v7–iv7–i–v7–iv–i–VII–v7 + i–VII–v ×2 + i–VII–v7–i–VII–v ×2 + i–VII–v ×3 + i–v–iv–i–v–iv7–i–VII–v–i–VII–V–i–VII–v + i–VII–VI ×8 + i–v–iv–i

In D minor: Dm · Am · Gm · Dm · Am7 · Gm · Dm · C · Am · Dm · C · Am7 · Dm · C · Am7 · Dm · Am7 · Gm7 · Dm · Am7 · Gm · Dm · C · Am7 · Dm · C · Am · Dm · C · Am7 · Dm · C · Am · Dm · C · Am · Dm · Am · Gm · Dm · Am · Gm7 · Dm · C · Am · Dm · C · A · Dm · C · Am · Dm · C · B♭ · Dm · Am · Gm · Dm▶ play in D minor

Performed key

D minor

Concert key

D minor

Version

Studio

Sources

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Method

Transcription

ISRC

GBBGU1186001

MusicBrainz

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